By: Jackie Amorine
The NJ Department of Transportation closed a section of US-130 so that police could investigate a pedestrian strike that killed a person on the road Wednesday night.
Edgewater Park Police were dispatched to the area of 4259 US-130 to investigate reports of an injured person around 8:10 p.m.
Police and EMS found the severely injured victim lying on the ground after the vehicle struck them at that location.
Authorities say the injured was pronounced dead at the scene.
No other injuries were reported, and the incident remains under investigation.
